Davie and three others escaped but Davie was taken as a prisoner to the king along the Paranaganthota road. Governor North and MacDowall made many attempts to secure his release but the king refused.

The fisherfolk in the North-Western coastline in Sri Lanka in particular are facing a recurring threat: sea erosion in addition to other issues they have to contend with. Fishermen ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that land belonging to the people should rightfully remain with them. He further emphasised that the issue of land disputes in the Northern Province is under ...

The Adivasi community of Sri Lanka constitutes a group of esteemed citizens, possessing a distinct cultural and social ...

Steve Smith may need to enforce the follow-on to seal an Australian win over Sri Lanka that appeared guaranteed before rain hit Galle in the Test series opener ...

Veteran Tamil political leader Somasundaram Senathirajah popularly known as “Maavai” Senathirajah breathed his last on 29 ...

Sri Lanka's consumer prices fell by 4% in January, the highest deflation rate since July 1960, official data showed Friday, as the South Asian nation emerges from its worst economic meltdown. January ...

It is in the best interest of all communities in Sri Lanka and its diasporas that the present government delivers on ...

Senior Tamil politician Mavai Senathirajah, key figure in Tamil rights struggle, passes away at 82 after brief illness.

Josh Inglis scored 102 off 94 balls on his Test debut against Sri Lanka, achieving the second-fastest century on debut in ...

The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as ...

Alton plantation workers were sacked and 22 of them arrested on trumped up charges. Four years later the Labor Tribunal has refused to reinstate the workers and the 22 are still being dragged through ...